Food Cowboy Foundation

Private foundation Bethesda, MD EIN: 46-4199270

Food Cowboy Foundation is a private foundation focused on Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, based in Bethesda, MD. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025.

Food Cowboy Foundation at a glance

Expenses (2025)
$2,488
+154.4% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpenses
2025——$2,488
2024$3,038—$978
2023$4,016$573$1,191
2022$4,634—$1,076
2021$5,710$1,050$1,189
2020$5,849$1,272$1,007
2019$5,584$3,213$1,064

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Food Cowboy Foundation is led by Barbara E. Cohen, President on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Barbara E. Cohen

    President

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Food Cowboy Foundation

What is Food Cowboy Foundation?

Food Cowboy Foundation is a private foundation focused on Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, based in Bethesda, MD.

What is Food Cowboy Foundation's EIN?

Food Cowboy Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-4199270. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 17, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 7, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 4, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 21, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 21, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 4, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 20, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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